zac brown band ~ colder weather

NOW that's what i call country vol. 4

"NOW That's What I Call Country Vol. 4" will be out 14 June 2011.   

It's part of "NOW That's What I Call Music!, "which is the world's best-selling multi-artist album series with sales topping 200 million worldwide and 80 million in the U.S. The three previous country releases debuted in the top 3 of the Billboard country albums chart. 

CD song list:

1. "Hello World" by Lady Antebellum
2. "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry
3. "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" by Blake Shelton
4. "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" by Thompson Square
5. "Stuck Like Glue" by Sugarland
6. "Undo It" by Carrie Underwood
7. "Put You In a Song" by Keith Urban
8. "Roll With It" by Easton Corbin
9. "Only Prettier" by Miranda Lambert
10. "Smoke a Little Smoke" by Eric Church
11. "Voices" by Chris Young
12. "Someone Else Calling You Baby" by Luke Bryan
13. "Come Back Song" by Darius Rucker
14. "What Do You Want" by Jerrod Niemann
15. "Let Me Down Easy" by Billy Currington

16. "Back to December" by Taylor Swift
17. "Colder Weather" by Zac Brown Band
18. "The Breath You Take" by George Strait

2011 acm winners list

Winners at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards:


ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift


TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
Miranda Lambert


TOP MALE VOCALIST
Brad Paisley


ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum


SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“The House that Built Me,” Miranda Lambert


SONG OF THE YEAR
“The House That Built Me” — artist: Miranda Lambert; composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin; publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)


TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum


TOP NEW ARTIST
The Band Perry


VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“The House that Built Me” — Miranda Lambert, Trent Hardville (producer), Trey Fanjoy (director)


VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson; produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

presenters added to ACM's

Chris Young, Bethany Hamilton and AnnaSophia Robb have been added as presenters for the 46^thAcademy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton. The ACM's will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 8 p.m. live ET/delayed PT on CBS. 
They will  join previously announced presenters Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Seacrest and Nancy O’Dell. In addition, Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Alabama, Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band with James Taylor. Entertainer of the Year nominees Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban have been announced as performers as well at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
Chris Young is one of the hottest artists in country music right now, having just celebrated his third straight No. 1, “Voices.” His new single, “Tomorrow,” has reached the Top 20 and his latest album, Neon, will be released later this summer. 
Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration to millions through her story of determination, and hope after being attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. The attack took her left arm and seemed to end her surfing career. Her story will be seen on the big screen in Soul Surfer in which Carrie Underwood will make her big screen debut. AnnaSophia Robb will star as Bethany in the movie and is known for her roles in Race to Witch Mountain and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

aaron lewis top country boy

Aaron Lewis had the top selling country cd in the U.S. on the Billboard Country Album chart for the week ending 19 March 2011 with 'Town Line.' Lewis took over for Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now.' On the singles chart, Jason Aldean's song with Kelly Clarkson, 'Don't You Wanna Stay', remained #1.


On the song chart, Brad Paisley stayed at #2 with 'This is Country Music'.  Billy Currington's 'Let Me Down Easy' was #3, up two. Thompson Square's hit 'Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not' was #4, up three. Blake Shelton was down one to #5 with 'Who Are You When I'm Not Looking.'
 
Kenny Chesney was at #17, up 3, with 'Live a Little.'  Keith Urban's 'Without You' in at #20, up 4.


On the overall top 200 CD chart, Aaron Lewis was #7, Jason Aldean #14,  Lady Antebellum #19, Taylor Swift #20 and Zac Brown Band came in at #21.

blake shelton takes the top

Blake Shelton reached the top of the Billboard Country Songs chart for the week ending 5 March 2011 with Who Are You When I'm Not Looking. He took over from Luke Bryan's Someone Else Calling You Baby, which fell to fourth. Lady Antebellum jumped back to the top of the Country Albums chart with "Need You Now" after enjoying a big boost from their Grammy wins. Lady A took over from Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party," which fell to third. Taylor Swift was  in between with "Speak Now" staying second.  The Zac Brown Band was up one to fourth with "You Get What You Give," while Miranda Lambert jumped four spots to fifth with "Revolution."


Jason Aldean's song jumped from six to two with Don't You Wanna Stay, with Kelly Clarkson helping out. Brad Paisley moved up two to third with This is Country Music. Swift's latest single, Back to December, was at five, up two. New duo Thompson Square had its first top 10 with Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not at 10, up 2.
Zac Brown Band's Colder Weather climbed 3 places to 11. Keith Urban was a big mover with With You jumping from 34 to 28, but Kenny Chesney was an even bigger mover. Live a Little skyrocketed from 38 to 29.


On the overall top 200, Lady Antebellum jumped from 17 to 4. Swift was 15th, Aldean 16th, Zac Brown Band 21st and Lambert 26th. 

zac brown welcomes daughter #4

Zac Brown and his wife welcomed their fourth daughter.
Shelly, Zac's wife,  delivered Joni Mason Brown 2 Feb 2011 at the couple's Atlanta-area home, according to a posting on the band's web site. The baby weighs 7 pounds, 14 ounces. She joins three sisters: 4-year-old Justice, 2-year-old Lucy and 1-year-old Georgia.
The band is up for four Grammy Awards next week and just received five Academy of Country Music Awards nominations as a band. Brown got four nominations as a producer and composer.

46th annual acm nominations

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

•  Jason Aldean

• Toby Keith

•  Miranda Lambert

•  Brad Paisley

•  Taylor Swift

•  Keith Urban

TOP MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

•  Jason Aldean

•  Brad Paisley

•  Blake Shelton

• George Strait

• Keith Urban

TOP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

•  Miranda Lambert

• Reba McEntire

• Taylor Swift

• Carrie Underwood

• Lee Ann Womack

TOP VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

• the JaneDear girls

• Joey + Rory

• Montgomery Gentry

• Steel Magnolia

• Sugarland

TOP VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Lady Antebellum

• Little Big Town

• Randy Rogers Band

• The Band Perry

• Zac Brown Band

TOP NEW SOLO VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)

• Eric Church

• Easton Corbin

• Randy Houser

TOP NEW VOCAL DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR (Previously Announced)

• the JaneDear girls

• Steel Magnolia

• The Band Perry

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (TIE)

• Hemingway's Whiskey - Kenny Chesney (BNA) Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

• Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (Capitol Records Nashville) Produced by: Lady Antebellum, Paul Worley

• The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson (Mercury) Produced by: Arlis Albritton, Dave Cobb, The Kent Hardly Playboys

• Speak Now - Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records) Produced by: Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift

• You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic) Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (TIE)

• "A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin (Mercury) Produced by: Carson Chamberlain

• "As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic) Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

• "If I Die Young" - The Band Perry (Republic Nashville) Produced by: Paul Worley

• "Love Like Crazy" - Lee Brice (Curb Records) Produced by: Lee Brice, Doug Johnson

• "The Boys Of Fall" - Kenny Chesney (BNA) Produced by: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney

• "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville) Produced by: Frank Liddell, Mike Wrucke

SONG OF THE YEAR [Award to Composer(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

• "A Little More Country Than That" - Easton Corbin Composers: Rory Lee Feek, Don Poythress, Wynn Varble Publishers: A Sling And A Prayer Music (ASCAP), Chrysalis One Music (ASCAP), Don Poythress Songs (ASCAP), Precious Flour Music (BMI), Universal Music-MGB Songs (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

• "As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson Composers: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette Publishers: Angelika Music (BMI), Weimerhound Publishing (BMI)

• "If I Die Young" - The Band Perry Composer: Kimberly Perry Publishers: Pearlfeather Publishing (BMI), Rio Bravo Music, Inc. (BMI)

• "Love Like Crazy" - Lee Brice Composers: Tim James, Doug Johnson Publishers: Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sweet Radical Music (BMI), T-Bird's Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

• "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert Composers: Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin Publishers: Built On Rock (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Tomdouglasmusic (BMI)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)

• "Hillbilly Bone" - Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins Producer: Randy Brewer Director: Roman White

• "Only Prettier" - Miranda Lambert Producer: Trent Hardville Director: Trey Fanjoy

• "Stuck Like Glue" - Sugarland Producer: Tony McGarry Director: Declan Whitebloom

• "The Boys Of Fall" - Kenny Chesney Producer: Don Lepore Director: Shaun Silva

• "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert Producer: Trent Hardville Director: Trey Fanjoy

VOCAL EVENT OF THE YEAR [Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company] (Off Camera Award)

• "As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band Featuring Alan Jackson (Southern Ground / Roar / Bigger Picture / Atlantic) Produced by: Zac Brown, Keith Stegall

• "Blue Sky" - Emily West Featuring Keith Urban (Capitol Records Nashville) Produced by: Mark Bright

• "Coal Miner's Daughter" - Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville) Produced by: John Carter Cash, Patsy Lynn Russell

• "Cold Beer" - Colt Ford Featuring Jamey Johnson (Average Joes) Produced by: Shannon Houchins, Jared Scuillo, Justin Spillner

• "Good To Be Me" - Uncle Kracker Featuring Kid Rock (Top Dog/ Atlantic / Bigger Picture) Produced by: Kid Rock

country thunder 2011

Country Thunder announced more acts that will take stage in Wisconsin in July 2011 along with Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Zac Brown Band, Martina McBride, Easton Corbin and Sawyer Brown.
On Saturday, Lorrie Morgan and Craig Morgan join the line-up. For the final day, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will perform. 

The line-up is:
Thursday, 21 July 2011, starts at 5:30 pm
Stealing Angels
Sawyer Brown
Lady Antebellum
Friday, 22 July 2011, starts at 1p.m.
Jason Jones
Steel Magnolia
Zac Brown Band
Saturday, 23 July 2011, starts at 1p.m.
Neal McCoy
Lorrie Morgan
Craig Morgan
Darius Rucker
Martina McBride
Sunday, 24 July 2011, starts at 1 p.m.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Easton Corbin
Rascal Flatts 

Taking place July 21-24, 2011, a full 4-day general admission pass for the price is $120, until 31 March 2011. Starting Friday 1 April 2011, the price is $140. 

2010 - 53rd annual grammy nominees

** Record Of The Year

Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.

Nothin' On You

The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer

Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars

 

Love The Way You Lie

Eminem Featuring Rihanna

Alex Da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex Da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]

F*** You

Cee Lo Green

The Smeezingtons, producers

[Elektra]

Empire State Of Mind

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation]

Need You Now

Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer

Track from: Need You Now

[Capitol Records Nashville]

** Album Of The Year

Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer

[Merge Records]

Recovery

Eminem

Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, featured artists; Alex Da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jason Gilbert, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Magnedo7, Mr. Porter, Robert Reyes, Makeba Riddick & Script Shepherd, producers; Alex Da Kid, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Kal "Boogie" Dellaportas, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Just Blaze, Robert Marks, Alex Merzin, Matthew Samuels, Joe Strange, Mike Strange & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]

Need You Now

Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer

[Capitol Records Nashville]

The Fame Monster

Lady Gaga

Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer

[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]

Teenage Dream

Katy Perry

Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer

[Capitol Records]

** Song Of The Year

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

Beg Steal Or Borrow

Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)

Track from: God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise

[RCA Records; Publishers: Sweet Mary Music/Chrysalis Music]

F*** You

Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)

[Elektra]

The House That Built Me

Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Track from: Revolution

[Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music]

Love The Way You Lie

Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem

Featuring Rihanna)

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Universal Music Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs/Hotel Bravo Music/M. Shop Publishing]

Need You Now

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady

Antebellum)

Track from: Need You Now

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music]

**Best Hard Rock Performance

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

A Looking In View

Alice In Chains

[Virgin Records]

Let Me Hear You Scream

Ozzy Osbourne

Track from: Scream

[Epic]

Black Rain

Soundgarden

Track from: Telephantasm

[A&M/UMe]

Between The Lines

Stone Temple Pilots

Track from: Stone Temple Pilots

[Atlantic]

New Fang

Them Crooked Vultures

Track from: Them Crooked Vultures

[DGC/Interscope]

**Best Rock Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

Angry World

Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)

Track from: Le Noise

[Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music]

Little Lion Man

Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford &

Sons)

Track from: Sigh No More

[Glassnote Records]

Radioactive

Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill,

songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

[RCA Records]

Resistanceth

Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)

Track from: The Resistance

[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Warner Chappell]

Tighten Up

Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Track from: Brothers

[Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLeest Publishing]

**Best Rock Album

Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.

Emotion & Commotion

Jeff Beck

[Rhino/ATCO]

The Resistance

Muse

[Warner Bros.]

Backspacer

Pearl Jam

[Monkeywrench]

Mojo

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

[Reprise]

Le Noise

Neil Young

[Reprise]

**Best Male Country Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

Macon

Jamey Johnson

[Mercury Records]

Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)

Toby Keith

Track from: American Ride

[Show Dog-Universal Music]

Turning Home

David Nail

Track from: I'm About To Come Alive

[MCA Nashville]

'Til Summer Comes Around

Keith Urban

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Gettin' You Home

Chris Young

Track from: The Man I Want To Be

[RCA Records Label]

**Best Country Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

The Breath You Take

Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)

Track from: Twang

[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Unwound Music, Immokalee Music/Bluebird In My Heart Music, Six Ring Circus]

Free

Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)

Track from: The Foundation

[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic; Publisher: Weimerhound Music]

The House That Built Me

Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Track from: Revolution

[Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music]

I'd Love To Be Your Last

Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)

Track from: I Got Your Country Right Here

[Redneck Records]

If I Die Young

Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)

[Republic Nashville; Publisher: Pearlfeather Publishing]

Need You Now

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady

Antebellum)

Track from: Need You Now

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music]

kid rock - CMT music awards 2010 - cowboy

alan jackson - greatest hits award

Alan Jackson will perform and receive the first Greatest Hits Award during the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
The Greatest Hits Award is bestowed upon a country music artist whose chart-topping career has generated a vast catalog of number one hits that a greatest hits compilation is not only a necessary tribute to their fans but also recognition for their many contributions to the genre of country music.
"Alan Jackson is the consummate hit maker whose countless number of chart-topping songs can be heard every day on radio stations across the country," said Bob Bain, Executive Producer. "Jackson has written and performed many of country music’s most recognizable songs and it only seemed fitting that he receive the inaugural award."
Over the past 20 years, Alan Jackson has become one of the most successful and respected singer/songwriter in music. A 16-time award winner at both the CMA and ACM Awards, Jackson is also a GRAMMY-honored songwriter, with career sales of more than 50 million albums. His current album "34 Number Ones," is a career-spanning, double-disc collection featuring all of Jackson’s #1 hits to date, including the recent chart-topping smash, "As She’s Walking Away," by Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson. "34 Number Ones" also contains Jackson’s newest single, "Ring of Fire," a fresh take on a Johnny Cash classic.
Hosted by Trace Adkins, AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS is the only country music awards show that gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists not only in traditional categories but also in previously unrecognized areas of the business such as touring, encompassing the entire spectrum of country music and bestowing honors that no other awards show has. The star-studded event will also feature previously announced performers Trace Adkins, Easton Corbin, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Blake Shelton, Steel Magnolia, Josh Turner and Uncle Kracker, as well as participants Laura Bell Bundy, Rodney Carrington, Jewel, Lady Antebellum, Bret Michaels, Ty Murray, Jeff Dunham, Michael Waltrip and Elliott Sadler.

cmt artists of the year 2010

Darius Rucker, Adele, Amos Lee, Maroon 5 and Aerosmith's Joe Perry have been confirmed as performers at the CMT Artists of the Year special airing 3 Dec. 2010 on CMT. The 90-minute special will honor Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and the Zac Brown Band as the top artists of the year based on retail sales, radio airplay, concert grosses and activity on CMT.com. Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, Kid Rock, Randy Travis, Alabama's Randy Owen and Paramore's Hayley Williams will serve as presenters during the 90-minute special hosted by Kevin Costner. 

zac brown band - devil went down to georgia

the american country awards 2010

The American Country Awards will kick off with some star power with Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Reba McIntire, Blake Shelton and Josh Turner performing on the first show.
Lady Antebellum, Laura Bell Bundy, Rodney Carrington, Jewel and Bret Michaels will make appearances.
The fan-voted show will be held 6 Dec. 2010 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and televised on Fox.
Fans can still vote for artist of the year through 4 Dec. 2010 on the show's website. The nominees are Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, the Zac Brown Band and more.

winners list from the 44th CMA awards

Winners from the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards: 

— Entertainer of the Year: Brad Paisley
— Single: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
— Album: "Revolution," Miranda Lambert
— Song: "The House That Built Me," Tom Doughas, Allen Shamblin (Miranda Lambert)
— Female Vocalist: Miranda Lambert
— Male Vocalist: Blake Shelton
— Vocal Group: Lady Antebellum
— Vocal Duo: Sugarland
— Musical Event: "Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton (featuring Trace Adkins)
— Musician: Mac McAnally
— Music Video: "The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert
— New Artist: Zac Brown Band

toby keith #1 on billboard 200 chart

For a third week in a row, a country singer has the best-selling album in the country. Following on the heels of Zac Brown and Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith topped this week's Billboard 200 chart with Bullets in the Gun.
Making the feat somewhat less impressive: the 71,000 copies of Bullets in the Gun that were purchased in its first week of sales is the lowest total by a chart-topping debut album since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991.  That doesn't mean it's the lowest-selling number 1 in history; as Billboard points out, Justin Bieber's My World 2.0 was number one with just 60,000 albums sold back in May 2010, but it had been out for two months by then. Toby Keith's 2009 album, American Ride, debuted at number 3, selling 90,000 copies in its first week.


To be fair, the rest of the albums in the top ten didn't offer Toby Keith much support. The only other debuts on the chart were Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which lands at number 3 -with 55,000 copies sold and Flockaveli by Waka Flocka Flame, which spends its first week at number 6  with 37,000 copies sold.

Returning albums included Chesney's Hemingway's Whiskey, which dropped to number 2 with 65,000 copies sold and Eminem's Recovery, which rose one spot to number 4 with 52,000 copies sold. Zac Brown Band's You Get What You Give drops to number 5 with 43,000 copies sold. Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns sold 37,000, Katy Perry's Teenage Dream sold 32,000, Trey Songz's Passion, Pain & Pleasure sold 32,000 and Selena Gomez & the Scene's A Year Without Rain sold 27,000 fill the last four spots in the top ten.

kenny chesney - hemingsway's whiskey

Kenny Chesney's new album Hemingway's Whiskey sold 176,000 copies in its debut week, giving the country superstar his sixth Number One on the Billboard 200. Garth Brooks is the only country artist with more chart-toppers at eight.


The digital-only release of Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being EP was downloaded 110,000 times, putting Weezy at Number Two, according to Nielsen SoundScan.   The Zac Brown Band You Get What You Give, last week's chart-topper, dropped to Number Three, selling 70,000 copies.


Country and hip-hop dominated the Top Five this week: Gucci Mane's post-incarceration comeback album The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted came in at Number Four, and Eminem's Recovery took the fifth spot.  Total album sales were up six percent compared to last week.

zac brown band ~ letter to us soldiers

Zac Brown Band has partnered with Ram Truck Brand for "Letters for Lyrics," a campaign which hopes to send 1 million letters to U.S. soldiers overseas. By clicking this online widget, fans can write a letter to a U.S. soldier in exchange for a special CD called "Breaking Southern Ground," which features three new songs by Zac Brown Band. The campaign precedes the release of the group's sophomore album, "You Get What You Give," on Sept. 21, 2010.